What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Programmer position at Virginia Military Institute?
- 5102783
- Lexington, Virginia, United States, 24450
- Virginia Military Institute
- Administrative Services
- Data Analysis
- Educational and Media Services
- Information Technology
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- Full-Time (Salaried)
- Virginia Military Institute
Title: IT Programmer
State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist II
Hiring Range: UG
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Virginia Military Institute
Location: Virginia Military Institute
Agency Website: www.vmi.edu
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide application system design, support and programming utilizing Ellucian Colleague XE Software in a Unidata/SQL environment.
- Design, develop, document, implement and maintain Enterprise Application programs, subroutines, virtual fields and views using a variety of programming tools.
- Support Colleague XE Application and all other applications that interact or supplement it.
- Coordinates design review activities with other team members to ensure applications adhere to the standards and structure developed.
- Contributes to the team development through presentations, demonstrations.
- Coordinates access to underlying databases and data storage with other application developers and administrators.
- Develop system standards, guidelines, and procedures.
- Creates and maintains operational, technical, and user documentation.
- Analyze, review, identify, evaluate, and develop system processes to ensure end-users needs are being met.
- Train end-users on application functionalities and conducts software training workshops.
- Communicate effectively with users to determine solutions that best fit their environment and need.
- Create or modify end user reports to suit their need.
- Troubleshoots functional and technical issues and provides related solutions to users.
- Conducts detailed needs and systems analysis.
- Evaluates software service requests and prepares detailed project time estimates.
- Evaluates third party software packages and serves as liaison with software and support vendors.
- Maintains a positive, helpful, constructive attitude and work relationship with supervisor, college staff, students, and the community.
- Support departmental goals and timelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- College coursework in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- Programming experience in an integrated database environment preferred.
- Maintaining administrative software in a college setting preferred.
Additional Considerations
- Technical skills and knowledge dealing with Ellucian system architecture in a Windows environment, Microsoft SQL and Ellucian Eclipse programming tools.
- Programming experience in any of the following: Microsoft programming tools, .NET, C#, Visual Studio, ASP and SQL.
- Experience creating end user reports with Entrinsik Informer and other third party tools.
- Experience programming Web technologies including SoftDocs forms, JavaScript, JSON, Jquery, IIS, ASP.NET, Visual Basic, SharePoint/Portal technologies.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 Office Suite.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
On-line applications accepted until the position is filled. Include a letter of interest describing aspects of your background that makes you well-suited for the position, a resume, and the names and telephone numbers of three professional references.
Contact Information
Name: Darrell Campbell
Phone: 540-464-7508
Email: CampbellDC@vmi.edu
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.